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noun
The act of making something more sparse, especially a graph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The concentration of flora density nearest the tarmac (blacktop) versus the proportional absence of flora in the wider terrain (the grouping of trees near the road).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From sparse + -ification.
